Their play-off hopes somehow still alive, inconsistent Sunrisers Hyderabad would look to get yet another win under their belt when they take on struggling Delhi Daredevils on Saturday. Sunrisers Hyderabad kept themselves in the play-off fray by pulling off a seven-run victory over Rajasthan Royals. Sunrisers have blown hot and cold right through the tournament and are currently placed at the fifth position in the points table.
lack of consistency has been Sunrisers’ bane. They showed signs of returning to form in their 22-run win over league leaders Chennai Super Kings last Saturday but slumped to defeat against Kolkata knight Riders on Monday. From here what they need is consistency in their performances if they desire to make it to the next stage of the Twenty20 tournament.
They have a good seam bowling attack led by the likes of Trent Boult and Indian pacers Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma and Praveen Kumar but their pacers need to tighten their noose as they leaked runs on Thursday before somehow managing to restrict the opponent. On the other hand, the Daredevils campaign has simply faded away after a promising start.
The Delhi outfit slumped to its seventh loss of the season on Thursday and the JP Duminy-led side is more or less out of the Play-offs contention. The Daredevils face the prospect of an early elimination if they don’t pull up their socks from here. The Daredevils are presently languishing in the second last position in the points table with just eight points from 11 games. The Daredevils’ play-off hopes are all but over as wins in their remaining three matches might not secure them a berth in the last-four.